San Diego City College Articulation Agreement:
General Education Requirements
The USU Experience: USU students will have the opportunity to complete their Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degrees in an
educationally enriching environment in courses that are held 8 weeks long in duration. USU offers both on-ground,
hybrid, and online courses, making it easy for students to work and carry out life activities successfully while in school.
General Education: The general education program is organized into ten subject areas of communication skills, critical
thinking, sciences, mathematics, arts and humanities, social sciences, history, cultural studies, information literacy, and
international and language studies. The purpose of general education is to provide a common educational experience for
students, regardless of major field of study. The faculty is committed to ensuring that the general education program
cultivates knowledge, skills, and values with a breadth that is characteristic of a learned person.
General Transfer Information: Each transfer course must be completed with a “C-” grade or better. United States
University will accept IGETC or CSU GE for general education pattern. Only 57 semester credits of GE are
required at USU. GE credits are given as a range to provide more flexibility and options for students.
USU GE Required Courses
AREA A: COMMUNICATION
Semester
Credits
6-9
COM 104 Speech
3
ENG 130 Composition & Reading
3
AREA B: Critical Thinking
3-6
AREA C: MATHEMATICS
3-6
AREA D: SCIENCES
6-9
AREA E: ARTS & HUMANITIES
3-6
AREA F: SOCIAL SCIENCES
9-12
AREA G: CULTURAL STUDIES
3-6
AREA H: HISTORY
3-6
AREA I: Information Literacy
AREA J: International & Language
Studies
SD City College (CC) Articulated Courses
3
3-6
Complete COMS 103 from CC or any from Area A, A1 course from CSU
Breadth GE or Area 1, Group C course from IGETC
Complete any from Area A, A2 course from CSU Breadth GE or Area 1, Group
A course from IGETC (ENGL 101)
Complete PHIL100, 101, 205 from CC or any from Area A, A3 course from CSU
Breadth GE or Area 1, Group B course from IGETC (ENGL 205, PHIL 100, 101,
102A, 102B, 205)
Complete any 100 level or higher Math course (not including lab) from CC or
any from Area B4 (only mathematics course) from CSU Breadth GE or Area 2
(only mathematics course) from IGETC
Complete any from Area B from CC GE or Area B, Group 1,2,3 course from
CSU Breadth GE or Area 5 course from IGETC
Complete any ARTF, DRAM, ENGL, HUMA course from CC GE or from Area
C course from CSU Breadth GE or Area 3 course from IGETC (except
ASL/foreign language course which goes toward Area J Language Studies)
Complete any from Area D Group 1,2,4,5,7,8,9 course from CSU Breadth GE or
Area 4, Group A,B,D,E,G,H,I,J course from IGETC
Complete any from Area D3 course from CSU Breadth GE or Area 4C course
from IGETC
Complete any from Area D from CC GE or Area D6 course from CSU Breadth
GE or Area 4F course from IGETC
Any UC or CSU transferable information literacy course. No comparable course
Complete any foreign language courses Area C from CC GE or from C2 from
CSU Breadth GE or Area 3B and Area 6 course from IGETC
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